CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses

Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses


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CLEMSON -- Many Clemson fans have moved on to spring football and baseball, with basketball merely an afterthought in the minds of many after losses in nine of the last 10 games, six straight losses and a No. 11 seeding – the lowest ever for a Clemson team – in this week’s ACC Tournament.

However, Clemson head coach Brad BrownellBrad Brownell
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said Tuesday that he thinks his team hasn’t given up on the season, and might surprise some people in the tournament. The Tigers, likely out of any postseason play barring a miracle run in the tournament, take on Florida State in the 9 p.m. Thursday night in the opening round of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Brownell said his team has had some heartbreaking close losses in the past month, but points to Saturday’s loss at regular season champion Miami as evidence that his team hasn’t given up.

“I don’t know if the schedule has gotten difficult at times. Our home games have come against really hard teams – teams that are playing well and you maybe have to play a little bit better and we haven’t been able to close it,” Brownell said during his press conference Tuesday. “If our guys hadn’t of fought as hard as they have, I could understand where somebody could say they’ve given in. But we just played the first-place team in the league, who are playing to win the league.

“They just lost to Georgia Tech so they didn’t play as well or hard that night. And we really (had) nothing to play for – zero, I mean 10-seed, 11-seed – does it really matter? It’s 25-all at half. Our starting center is in foul trouble on the bench and we’re just grinding. We’re not good enough to win because the offensive drought came in the second half and got us. Our guys were fighting and scratching and I think we’ve done that by in large most games.”

He then said that this has been the most challenging season of his 13 years as a head coach as the staff tries to figure out which lineup combination will work on any given night, especially on a team without a proven scorer.

“You’re constantly figuring out who’s playing well,” Brownell said. “Do we need to play faster? Do we need to play slower? Do we need to run more sets? Do we need to let them go? You question everything,” Brownell said. “Some coaches may get up here and say ‘We are just doing it the way we do it and that is the way we do it.’ I just haven’t been able to figure it out with this group.”

Brownell said he was proud of his team despite the sudden downturn over the last month.

“I’m not ashamed with the way this team has competed,” Brownell said. “We just have not been good enough and I have not been able to find a way to help them win and that’s on me.”

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spacer Front Page Story: Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses
TigerNet News®
spacer he senses his time is limited....
Cedceb
spacer The guy with the broken leg has been practicing for 2 months
striperfan
spacer The "worst seed" thing is silly.
tiger_thom®
spacer Shhhh, don't try to educate the idiots who clearly don't
soccerkrzy®
spacer Brownell senses that his time is limited due to women's
Tiger5
spacer You read it
74paws
spacer I like Brownell a lot, but successful coaches at Clemson
ATL PAW MAN®
spacer The only people that will be surprised are the ones that are
Clemson_Fletch
spacer sorry the reply was supposed to be under the main subject :)***
Clemson_Fletch
spacer Re: he senses his time is limited....
clemtiger117
spacer Ya'll are stupid-Sound like Coots back in the day
1portroyalty®
spacer Re: Front Page Story: Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses
ash4trek
spacer Re: Front Page Story: Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses
allorangeallthetime52®
spacer Clemson fans are the ones who throw guys under the bus
striperfan
spacer Let me fix that for ya
tiger_thom®
spacer Agreed, we live in a world that constantly looks to lay
striperfan
spacer Re: Agreed, we live in a world that constantly looks to lay
palmettoson
spacer Last year we were 8-8 in the ACC
striperfan
spacer Re: Agreed, we live in a world that constantly looks to lay
allorangeallthetime52®
spacer Re: Agreed, we live in a world that constantly looks to lay
CUTigerman28
spacer Right now we don't have a true, go-to point guard.
tiggerz04
spacer Re: Front Page Story: Brownell proud of his team despite mounting losses
leftie
spacer Brownells recruiting just makes no sense
Tigers2388
spacer i agree 100%***
xtiger®
spacer his system needs players that traditionally we haven't been
Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Clemson also has no size
AdamD021
spacer big men are the hardest position to recruit as well
Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Re: Clemson also has no size-Nnoko is only 6'11"***
1portroyalty®
spacer I'd argue he is recruiting that way
striperfan
spacer Re: I'd argue he is recruiting that way
allorangeallthetime52®
spacer Exactly, and how have they accoplished it
striperfan
spacer Oh really?
Prime T. Tiger
spacer you can see the frustration over all his face this yr
Tigerfansince1972®
spacer Indeed. I have no issue with him not hiding it well
striperfan
spacer I've got no issue with him not hiding it either
Tigerfansince1972®
spacer And I believe that's the main point
striperfan
spacer By AND large. Not by in large. Not by enlarge.
GoodFella